The loss of millions in state dollars is no longer a future worry. The campus is feeling it now.

Present Tense

Even by ChapelHill standards it wasan especially prettyautumn, and thatcouldn’t have

$100 million

Expectations and realizations of a certainlevel of quality in higher education unravelmuch more slowly, but evidence of theof no salary increases, UNC haskept
32 of the 110 faculty memberswho got offers from other schools.Carolina had won most of its retention battlesfor most of the 21st century, but thenumber of those who got counteroffersfrom UNC and stayed dropped by halfto 41 percent in one year.

The libraries have canceled
2, 100professional journal subscriptionsand expect to buy
4,500 fewer booksthis year than last. The Rams Club stepped inwith a $35,000 gift to keep Davis Library openuntil 2 a.m. after it cut back by two hours.

Over three years,the number ofclasses with
100 to 299studentshas grown
17 percent;